Trivia

Early in the filming of Daredevil (2003), while doing a stunt, she became tangled in the wires that were helping her do a flip; she nearly crashed into a wall from which she had to flip. Ben Affleck rushed up in his Daredevil costume and grabbed her and pulled her away before she could hit it. She later commented, "It was like he was Superman.".

While filming a sai/sword fight in Elektra (2005), accidentally got her knuckles sliced by Will Yun Lee. She got her knuckles patched up, and when she and Lee resumed, he subsequently sliced her again in the exact same spot.

Is a trained ballerina who initially left dance for theater acting.

Her husband Ben Affleck was her co-star in Daredevil (2003). The two met on the set of the movie Pearl Harbor (2001) but would not become a couple until Affleck's very public relationship with singer/actress Jennifer Lopez ended.

Played saxophone in high school. She called her instrument "Sally the Sexy Saxophone".

Co-founder of baby-food line "Once Upon a Farm", which produces "farm-to-high-chair" quality meals for children. (2018)

Alias (2001) castmate Victor Garber took an Internet guide to officiating at weddings to marry Jennifer and Ben Affleck. Besides Garner and Affleck, Garber was the only other person at the wedding.

Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, she was the host of a recruitment video for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) aimed at young professionals the agency wanted to interest in careers with them.

She once cleaned toilets as a summer job.

In both 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), the younger version of her character was played by Christa B. Allen.

In 2006, she had to have her ears pierced especially to be able to wear the $250,000 diamond chandelier-style earrings she wore to that year's Academy Awards ceremony, but then let them heal up again after the ceremony.

Alias (2001) creator J.J. Abrams gave her a pink bicycle for her birthday. Being the first one on set, she would often greet the series' production crew by ringing the bells on the bike's handlebars.

Had a relationship with her Alias (2001) co-star, Michael Vartan, from 2003-2004.

Was born in Texas but raised in West Virginia.

Part of owners group (with Mia Hamm, Eva Longoria and Natalie Portman) which is launching the National Women's Soccer League franchise in Los Angeles, California. (2022)

Father is a chemical engineer, mother is an English teacher.

Was three months pregnant with her son Samuel when she completed filming on The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012).

She was going to attend Yale University to study drama but got an acting job in New York City instead.

Used to be a hostess at Isabella's restaurant in New York when she was trying to launch her acting career.

Wears green contact lenses in Daredevil (2003) and Elektra (2005), although the comic-book version of Elektra has brown eyes (her own natural color).

Her ancestry is English with smaller amounts of Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern-Irish, German, and Swiss-German.

One of her call signs on Alias (2001) is "Mountaineer". She was raised in West Virginia, and the Mountaineer is the mascot of West Virginia University.

While still a struggling actress, Jennifer once babysat for Stephen Colbert after they became acquainted as cameo stars on The Competition (1996). Stephen and wife Evelyn had just had daughter Madeleine.

Often confused with actress Amy Jo Johnson. Garner admitted that sometimes she is asked to autograph photos that turn out to be of Johnson.

Met her first husband Scott Foley on the set of Felicity (1998).

Has appeared with husband Ben Affleck in two movies: Pearl Harbor (2001) and Daredevil (2003). This would have been the third, but Affleck's small scene in Elektra (2005) was deleted from the final film.

Attended and graduated from George Washington High School in Charleston, West Virginia.

Received her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts for Theatre from Denison University in Granville, Ohio. (1994)

Friends with Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Simpson, Keri Russell, Victor Garber and Jean Louisa Kelly.

She and Ben Affleck announced their separation on June 30, 2015--exactly 10 years and one day after their wedding occurred. On March 8, 2017, it was reported that they called off the divorce, but they filed for divorce again the next month.

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6920 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 20, 2018. Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell and Judy Greer were guest speakers at the ceremony.

In 13 Going on 30 (2004), her character is editor of a magazine that features Jennifer Lopez on the cover. Lopez was engaged to Garner's husband Ben Affleck.

She married Ben Affleck at the exclusive Parrot Cay resort on the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean.

Registered to vote in the 2008 Presidential election as 'Jennifer Affleck..'.

During her appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), she accidentally revealed the sex of her unborn baby. (September 2005)

In 2009, Jennifer used the same church twice in two different movies that her character was married in, The Invention of Lying (2009) and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009). The Martha-Mary Chapel was built by Henry Ford in Sudbury, Massachusetts and is dedicated to Henry and Clara Ford's mothers, Martha Bryant and Mary Litogot Ford.

Ranked #1 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2002 list.

Husband Ben Affleck asked for her hand in marriage with a Neil Lane eternity band with round diamonds.

While starring in Alias (2001), she played opposite Peter Berg in two episodes (he played her ex-boyfriend). He later went on to direct her in The Kingdom (2007).

Is a member of Pi Beta Phi national sorority, Ohio Eta Chapter.

Is one of four actresses to play Clara Allen in the "Lonesome Dove" series. The role was first played by Anjelica Huston in Lonesome Dove (1989), and then Barbara Hershey in Return to Lonesome Dove (1993). Garner plays the younger, unmarried Clara Forsythe in Dead Man's Walk (1996). Linda Cardellini takes over the role in Comanche Moon (2008). Of the four actresses, she is the only one who, like her character, is from Texas.

She was considered for the role of Carol Ferris in Green Lantern (2011), which went to Blake Lively.

Jennifer Garner said in a 2023 Glamour interview on YouTube that she only had her ears pierced in the last few years, so the earrings she wears on Felicity (1998) are clip-on.

Turned down roles in Popular (1999), Get Real (1999) and Roswell (1999) in order to get cast in Time of Your Life (1999).

No relation to James Garner (of Maverick (1957) and The Rockford Files (1974) fame), despite a popular misconception.

She was set to star with Adam Sandler in Reign Over Me (2007), playing the role Liv Tyler did, but she dropped out several weeks before filming began.

Her wedding gown was by Vera Wang; Ben Affleck wore Hugo Boss.

Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. (2002)

Sister-in-law of Casey Affleck and Summer Phoenix.

Ranked #2 on FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" list in its 2005 special supplement.